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@@ -2878,7 +2878,7 @@ can be created with any text editor.\\
 On Windows, it is \mbox{``.nethackrc''} in the foler 
 \mbox{{``\%USERPROFILE\%\textbackslash NetHack\textbackslash 3.6''}}. The
 file may not exist, but it is a normal ASCII text file and can be created
-with any text editor.\\
+with any text editor.
 After runing {\it NetHack\/} for the first time, you should find a default
 template for ths configuration file named \mbox{``.nethackrc.template''} in
 \mbox{{``\%USERPROFILE\%\textbackslash NetHack\textbackslash 3.6''}}.